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Fla. Stat. § 105.011 (2025)

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105.011 Definitions.
(1) As used in this chapter, the term “judicial office” includes the office of:
(a) Justice of the Supreme Court.
(b) Judge of a district court of appeal.
(c) Judge of a circuit court.
(d) County court judge.
(2) A judicial office is a nonpartisan office, and a candidate for election or retention thereto is prohibited from campaigning or qualifying for such an office based on party affiliation.
History.s. 1, ch. 71-49; s. 1, ch. 72-310; s. 36, ch. 77-175.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1994–2019 · leading case: Orange Cnty., Florida v. Rick Singh, etc., 268 So. 3d 668 (Fla. 2019).
Orange Cnty., Florida v. Rick Singh, etc., 268 So. 3d 668 (Fla. 2019). · cites it 4× “” § 105.011(2), Fla. Stat. (2018). Furthermore, section 105.”
Davis v. Chiles, 139 F.3d 1414 (11th Cir. 1998). · cites it 2× “See Fla. Stat. § 105.011 (2) (distinguishing between an "election" and a "retention" in defining a "judicial office").”
Nipper v. Smith, 39 F.3d 1494 (11th Cir. 1994). “The statute, the contemporary counterpart of which is now codified as Fla.Stat.Ann. § 105.011(2) (West 1992), provided essentially that “[a] judicial office is a nonpartisan office, and a candidate for election or retention thereto is prohibited from campaigning or qualifying…”
Orange Cnty., Florida v. Rick Singh, etc. (Fla. 2019). · cites it 2× “” § 105.011(2), Fla. Stat. (2018). Furthermore, section 105.”
Davis v. Chiles, 139 F.3d 1414 (11th Cir. 1998). “See Fla. Stat. § 105.011 (2) (distinguishing between an “election” and a “retention” in defining a “judicial office”).”
— 105.011(2) — 3 cases
Orange Cnty., Florida v. Rick Singh, etc., 268 So. 3d 668 (Fla. 2019). “” § 105.011(2), Fla. Stat. (2018). Furthermore, section 105.”
Nipper v. Smith, 39 F.3d 1494 (11th Cir. 1994). “The statute, the contemporary counterpart of which is now codified as Fla.Stat.Ann. § 105.011(2) (West 1992), provided essentially that “[a] judicial office is a nonpartisan office, and a candidate for election or retention thereto is prohibited from campaigning or qualifying…”
Orange Cnty., Florida v. Rick Singh, etc. (Fla. 2019). “” § 105.011(2), Fla. Stat. (2018). Furthermore, section 105.”
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